Window for jails and the like



Filed may 15, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet ATTORNEYS 3 Shts-Sheet 2 Filed May 15, 1950" ATTORNEYS Oct. 27 1931. L. J. WHITE 1,328,827

WINDOW won J AILs AND THE LIKE Filed May 15, 19:50 a Sheets-Sheet 5 20 3 /6 J0 F 3/ X9 Z6 2/ 1 I" a! H Z3 /5 :t-rJg-I-JL-Ei 5 INVENILOB prisons, asylums and the Patented Oct. 2' 7, 1931 UNITED STATES) PATENT oFFlc LLOYD 3'. WHITE, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO SOlJ'THERN PRISON COMPANY, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, A CORPORATION OF TEXAS wmnow ron. JAILS AND THE Lrxn Application filed May 15, 1980. Serial No. 452,695.

This invention relates to windows for jails, like, and among other objects, aims toprovide a novel combined window guard and window which will be secure against jail delivery, which will afford ample ventilation, barring as little sunlight as possible, which will be of simple construct-ion, easy to install, economical to manufacture and of neat appearance.

In the accompanying drawings, showing a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the combined window and guard and showing a portion of the surrounding masonry;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, but showin the parts in perspective;

1 3 is an enlarged sectional view sub-- stantlally on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, but in perspective and showing parts of two ventilating easements in open positions;

Fig. 4 is av view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the ventilating easements closed and ex tending the full width of the window and also showing part of the jamb and masonry, as. in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken 1 I onthe line 55 of Fig. 1.

In jails and other similar buildings, as heretofore constructed, the window sash and guard have been made and installed as separate units. The sash, which is generally of metal, is installed in the jail wall in the usual way. The window guard is sometimes made of horizontal flat bars with vertical round bars extending through them and embedded in the wall around the opem'n between the window and the inner face 0 the wall, as indicated in the Youngblood Patent No. 1,629,371. Often the reveal is not sufficient to permit the installation of a steel sash and window guard separately, and a basket type guard is used. Such an installation is shown in the Youngblood Patent N o.'1,614,336, and the principal objections are its appearance, the barring of badly needed light and obstruc tion of ventilation, and the fact that the guard projects into the cell room and thus opening,

vention, the space required by the combined sash and guard will be practically'the same as for a conventional steel sash; yet all the security of guards of a high grade of manufacture is present.

Referring particularly to the drawings, the combined window and guard is shown. (Figs. 1 and 2) as being mounted in the window opening of a masonry Wall 10 and near the inner face of the wall. The guard, which forms a frame for the window sash, comprises a rectangular frame of steel, formed of vertical side angles 11 and top and bottom angles 12, the flanges of which fit around the inner corners of the window adjacent the masonry. Oneof the flanges 13 of each of the angles lland 12 is set in the masonry so that its outer surface is flush with the inner face of the Wall, while the other flange 14' of each toward the outside of the wall. The frame is preferably secured to the wall by means of conventional anchors (not shown), im bedded in the wall. Extending between and secured to the side angles 11 are spaced flat metal bars 15 and extending between the top and bottom angles and through the bars 15 are spaced round bars 16. The described construction provides a strong window guard preventing escape of prisoners or inmates through the window openings.

In order to support the window lights on the guard, .a plurality of U-shaped' metal channels 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 are employed, being secured as by welding to the angles 11, 12 and bars 15. Each of these channels has outwardly extending flanges 23 at the free ends' of the legs.- 'A's'shown in Fig. 2, the channels 17 are arranged vertically with their legs straddling the outer edges of the flanges 14 of the side angles 11-. One of the flanges 23 of the channels 17 extends into the masonry, while the other flange projects into the yvindow opening (Figs. 2 and 4)'to aid in supporting the lights. The channels 18 are similarly arranged on the top and bottom angles 12.

e channels 19, 20, 21 and 22 extend horizontally between the'channels 17 with their legs straddling the bars 15 and form the the other, as shown in Fig.

muntins for the window. Qne of the flanges 23 on these horizontal channels extends upwardly and the other extends downwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, and these flanges together with the inwardly directed flanges on the channels 17 and window lights 24, which are secured in the rabbets'by putty 25 or the like. It will be noted that with this arrangement, the glass is between the inner faces and outer edges of the vertical angles 11, so that the thick-- ness of the combined sash and guard is only slightly more than the thickness of the guardalone, the added thickness being due to the connecting webs of the U-shaped channels, which are outside the angles 11 and bars 15, as clearly shown.

The ventilating easements, are two illustrated, are shown in Fig. 1 as extending only partially across the window opening, which is preferable in the case of relatively wide windows. With narrow windows, however, the easements might extend entirely across the window between the side channels 17, as shown in Fig. 4:. In either case, the two casements are constructed alike and each extends between the two of the bars 15, one being preferably immediately above 1. .To form the sides of the ventilating opening, two pairs of U-shaped channels 26 (Figs. 1 and 3), similar to the channels 17 are employed, one pair extending vertically between the hori* zontal channels 19 and 20 and the other pair being directly blowthe first pair, between of which there the horizontal channels 20 and 21.

1 nels 19, 20, 21, and the are adapted to the channels 19 Small lights 27 (Figs. 1 and 5) are secured'jin the rabbets formed by the vertical channels 17 and 26 and the horizontal chanspacesb-etween the legs of the channels 26 are preferably closed by filler strips 28 (Fig. 5). Putty 25 is preferably used to'secure the lights 27 in the aforesaid rabbets. In the narrow window construction of Fig. 4, no lights 27 are employed.

The rabbets on the channels 19, 20, 21 and 26, which are directed inwardly toward the ventilating opening, are of course not provided with panes, but serve as'frames for hinged easements, which close the openings. The sashes are composed of stiles 29 (Figs. 1, 4L and 5) and upper bars 30, both made from Z-bars, and lower bars ,31 (Figs. 3 and 4). As shown in Fig. 5, the Z-bars 29 fit into rabbets of the vertical channels 26 with their outer flanges 32 extending partially across the front connecting webs of the channels. The upper 2- bars 30 likewise fit in the lower rabbets of and 20 (Figs. 3 and 4:) with their outer flanges 33 across the face of the connecting webs of said channels.

The ca ments are hinged at the top by 18 form rabbets for the extending upwardly means of hinges 34 (Figs. 1 and 3) having their lower portions 35 ofiset and secured to the upper Z-bars 30,.as by welding, portions of the channels 19 and 20 being cut out to receive the upper portions'of the hinges, which are thus secured to the bars 15 of the guard. The lower bars 31 of the easements areeach formed of an angle member having a relatively wide flange, the outer free edge of which is curved upwardly and then downwardly, as shown in Fig. 3,- so as to provide a concave portion 36 adapted to extend beyond the front of the sash to shed water. See Fig. a, showing the casement closed. The

inner upwardly extending flanges of the an-- les 31 andv the inner flanges of the bars 29 and 30 provide rabbets in which panes 37 are secured by putty or the like. ny suitable operating mechamsm (not shown) may be used to open and close the ventilators.

Where the ventilators extend entirely across the window opening, as in Fig. 1, they are constructed in the same manner, as just described. The vertical elements 26 are omitted and the stiles of the ventilating sashes fit in the rabbets of the vertical side elements stricted to the particular embodiment thereof I lhe guard obstructs herein shown and described. Moreover, it y is not indispensable that all the features of the invention be used conjointly, since they may be employed advantageously in various combinations and sub-combinations.

l/V hat 1 claim is 1.- A combined guard and window for jails and the like, comprising, in combination, a rectangular metal frame; a plurality of spaced fiat metal bars extending across the frame and secured to its sides; a plurality of spaced vertical bars extending between the top and bottom of the frame and through the fiat bars; rabbeted metal channels secured to the sides, top and bottom of the frame and to the flat bars; and lights secured in the rabbets of the channels.

2. A combined guard and window for jails and the like, comprising, in combination, a rectangular metal frame; spaced vertical and horizontal metal bars secured in the frame to form a guard; metal muntins secured to the frame and to the horizontal bars; and lights secured to said muntins.

3. A combined guard and window for jails and the like, comprising, in combination, a rectangular metal frame; spaced vertical and horizontal metal bars secured to the frame to form a guard; metal muntins secured to the frame and the horizontal bars; lights secured 1n certain of the horizontal bars to provi e ventilating openings which may be'opened and closed at will.

4. A combined guard and window for jails and the like, comprising, in combination, a rectangular metal frame; s aced horizontal flat metal bars extending tween and secured to the sides of the frame; spaced vertical metal bars extending through the horizontal flat bars and secured to the top and bottom of the frame; and means for mounting window lights between the outer vertical plane of the vertical bars and the outer edges of the horizontal flat bars.

5. A combined guard and window for jails and the like, comprising, in combination, a rectangular metal frame; s aced horizontal flat metal bars extending tween and secured to the sides of the frame; spaced vertical metal bars extending through the horizontal flat bars and secured to the top and bottom of the frame; channel members having the channels facing inwardly and receiving the outer edges of said horizontal flat bars; each channel member ly and downwardly projectin flanges providing rabbets spaced inwar ly from the outer edges ofsaid horizontal flat bars; and lights mounted in said rabbets outside of the vertical bars but inwardly of the outer edges of the horizontal flat bars.

6. A combined guard and window for jails and the like comprising, in combination, a metal guard consisting of a frame which exactly fits the window opening and which is secured to the wall in which the window is provid d, and a plurality of inter-connected metal bars extending across the frame and se cured thereto; a plurality of rabbeted channel members secured to some of the aforesaid metal bars, with the channels thereof receiving said metal bars; and lights-secured in said rabbets.

7. A combined guard and window for jails and the like comprising metal guard consisting of a frame which exactly ts the window opening and which is secured to the wall in which the window is provided, and a plurality of inter-connected metal bars extending horizontally and vertically across the frame and secured thereto; a plurality of rabbeted channel members secured to several of the horizontal metal bars, with the channels thereof receiving said bars; lights secured in said rabbets; certain of the lights being in hinged easements, the hinges of which are secured to certain of the honzontal rabbeted channel members.

said muntins; and easements hin ed to having upwardin combination, a

which are secured to certain of the horizontal rabbeted channel membersthe casements being arranged directly above each other'and the lower edge of one casement being curved and extended to shed rain-water, thus protecting the hinges of the next lower casement, and in conjunction with the next lower rabbeted channel, preventing rainwater from entering the window beneath the aforesaid lower edge.

.9. In combination, a metal guard consistin of a series of steel bars adapted to be secure in a window opening to the wall in which the window is provided; and window lights outside of certain of said bars and supported and secured to others of said bars and being located between the inner and outer planes of the bars to which they are secured,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed m si atur'e.

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